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semiquaver

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə/
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Definition of semiquaver

noun

Music, British
  • a note having the time value of a sixteenth of a semibreve or half a quaver, represented by a large dot with a two-hooked stem: two bars of accompanying semiquavers in the violasAlso called sixteenth note.

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